How would you Handle this??

god i love spoiled college athletes whose parents buy them a townhouse. my fondness of them only grows as three friday nights in a row i have come home around 2 or 3 to find my garage and driveway totally blocked by their friends/teammates/groupies. Last time wasn't so bad, i just blocked their friends cars. yet this time, my car is actually in the garage! But today is the absolute best -- i actually have to be somewhere--and said neighbors aren't sure where their 2 friends belonging to the 2 cars are but they probably will not be back before 10 and they have no keys to the cars. we've gone through this dance before. i don't want to tow the cars -- i cant imagine war with the guys. i'm so tempted to set off the land rovers car alarm system -- then perhaps one of my other neighbors would do the dirty deed?

jdw112

1) Use the neighbor's car. 2) Ask the neighbor to pay, in advance, for taxi rides. You will bring back change and receipts. He/She can be reimbursed by the owners of the vehicles.

These are ways to avoid a "war", but you will be seen as a chump.

If he/she is unwilling to do either of the above:

Rest the responsiblity squarely on your neighbor's shoulders. Politely tell him/her that you have to go out at a certain time. Request that the neighbor contact the owners of the vehicles before this time or you will be forced to have the cars towed. Period.

god i love spoiled college athletes whose parents buy them a townhouse. my fondness of them only grows as three friday nights in a row i have come home around 2 or 3 to find my garage and driveway totally blocked by their friends/teammates/groupies. Last time wasn't so bad, i just blocked their friends cars. yet this time, my car is actually in the garage! But today is the absolute best -- i actually have to be somewhere--and said neighbors aren't sure where their 2 friends belonging to the 2 cars are but they probably will not be back before 10 and they have no keys to the cars. we've gone through this dance before. i don't want to tow the cars -- i cant imagine war with the guys. i'm so tempted to set off the land rovers car alarm system -- then perhaps one of my other neighbors would do the dirty deed?

The war's already started. They fired the first volley by consiously failing to prevent an invasion of your rights and interests by people they introduced into the environment. Bottom line: they don't give a sh*t about you and your problems.

You've given them fair warning. Call the towing company and assert your rights, or they'll keep sh*tting on you. I've dealt with dudes like this -- they understand a boot in the *ss, and nothing else. You have to project yourself as someone to respect, and not to be f*cked with.

The war's already started. They fired the first volley by consiously failing to prevent an invasion of your rights and interests by people they introduced into the environment. Bottom line: they don't give a sh*t about you and your problems.

You've given them fair warning. Call the towing company and assert your rights, or they'll keep sh*tting on you. I've dealt with dudes like this -- they understand a boot in the *ss, and nothing else. You have to project yourself as someone to respect, and not to be f*cked with.